I’ve written before about the patient’s role in creating a good relationship with their doctor: Be on time for your appointments; write down your questions and concerns; don’t waste time on chitchat; ...

By employing these six strategies, clinical educators can help trainees appreciate the value of the bedside encounter in ...

There is a palpable tension eating away at the doctor-patient relationship. Doctors are over-capacity. Patients are under-informed and lack the confidence needed to properly self-advocate for their ...

There is a significant difference in the efficacy of healthcare when communication between physicians and their clients is prioritized. Collaboration and specialized care is not only better for ...

Patients with hidradenitis suppurativa tend to rate their actual patient-doctor relationship based on their satisfaction with life and state of mental health. The satisfaction score assigned was ...

A friend recently returned from a doctor’s office visit upset the doctor didn’t explain much of anything. He hardly entered the examination room, asked a few superficial questions while he typed on ...

During my introduction to flying status as a flight surgeon, at headquarters, Strategic Air Command (SAC), US Air Force, I was introduced to the “wingman” principle. I was to be the squadron and ...

Although there are limited circumstances in which a physician will be deemed to owe a duty of care to a non-patient, even in those cases the duty flows from a physician-patient relationship with ...

I watched a birth. More than watched: an hour or so after first meeting the mom-to-be as she lay in her bed in a hospital gown, I was helping her push. I was the one who retrieved her glasses so that ...

Dr. Alok Patel hopes to get patients to fess up on bad behavior. — -- April Fool’s is here and everyone has a get-out-of-free card for the most inventive lie. Aside from the holiday of hoax, most ...

In the almost three years since Obamacare became the law of the land, more and more physicians have expressed concern about the future of their profession. Consequently, they've been leaving private ...